validity of a cell

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melirus

hi everybody,
i want to set a cell so that only text (alphabet) can be written there. when someone try to write number there error message will come out.Please help. thank u
 
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Peo Sjoblom

One way, assume it is A1 that you use, do data>validation>allow>custom

=ISTEXT(A1)*ISERR(--(A1))

won't obviously work for mixed letters and numbers like A2 which
can be entered.

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Peo Sjoblom

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melirus said:
hi everybody,
i want to set a cell so that only text (alphabet) can be written there.
when someone try to write number there error message will come out.Please
help. thank u
 
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